Chapter 308 Meeting [Combined Chapter]

But even though she complained in her heart, she still had to put on a good show on the surface, so for the rest of the journey, Aoi Yuro returned to her rigid and polite appearance and followed behind Uchiha Akihiko, making a few remarks from time to time.

At the same time, Ling also followed the tribesmen to the guard house, and the person who was said to be looking for him was waiting in the house.

However, after using his senses to distinguish for a long time, Ling still spoke with uncertainty, "The reaction of the chakra is so small that it can be ignored. It can be confirmed that it is an ordinary person, but there is an indescribable sense of familiarity... Did that person say anything else to you? Or does he have any impressive characteristics?"

"Um... he was a man with a disability, about the same age as you, Ling," the tribesman who led the way recalled, "He didn't say his name, nor did he have any tokens or secret codes, but he could describe you and a few other people in the tribe. He only said that he was invited and had an appointment with you. In short, he was quite suspicious. Do you want me to chase him away?"

"No, I'll go meet him," Ling shook his head after a moment of silence, "Maybe he's a contact sent by the black market. It would be bad if I missed him."

The tribesman nodded, "Do you need me to step aside?"

"Well, sorry for the trouble. Please step aside for now. I will confirm it as soon as possible."

The tribesmen said no more, only unlocked the runes on the door, and then made way for Ling to enter the guard house.

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Because she was now unable to walk, it took An Ruo at least three times as long to move herself to the entrance of Uchiha's civilian city after she separated from Aoi Yui and the others.

Just as he was looking at the street scene and lamenting his current situation, the Uchiha ninja guarding the area noticed him, treated him as a suspicious person and invited him to the guard house, where he was interrogated.

But An Ruo knew clearly that her situation could not withstand scrutiny. If she revealed everything at this moment, she might even bring about unnecessary danger to her life. So she could only say Ling's name and describe the appearance of the several Uchiha waves she had met to reduce her suspicion.

Because he was even afraid of causing trouble for the Yuyi clan, he had to be careful to separate the people at that time when describing them. He carefully thought about their identities before mentioning a few of them in a vague way, to avoid the other party from speculating that he was once a member of the Yuyi clan.

But this did not lower the other party's vigilance. Rather, his behavior not only saved his life but also had the opposite effect. In the end, he could only helplessly tell others repeatedly that he was really invited by Ling, and that he could prove his innocence as long as he met Ling.

This made the guard suppress the thought of using illusion to torture, and he used runes to lock himself in the room to look for someone.

[It's really a difficult journey...] An Ruo leaned on the back of the wheelchair and sighed softly, [Am I a little too aggressive? I should at least find a way to build up some power to protect myself before coming back... Hmm? ]

In the long silence, even the slightest movement would be infinitely magnified. As the footsteps behind her became clearer with the sound of knocking, An Ruo's tense shoulders finally relaxed slightly. She raised her hands to grab the wheels on both sides of the wheelchair, and turned herself around with some effort to look behind her. After seeing who was coming, she smiled sincerely, "You're here. It's really dangerous to see you."

Ling walked into the room and couldn't help but snort in confusion, "...An Ruo?"

"Yes, I am right," An Ruo laughed, "but why does Ling look so surprised? Didn't he tell me before that he would make room for me to come and welcome me?"

"Well... Actually, I just got the news of your death from Aoi before I came here." Ling found a stool and sat down without any hindrance, his expression looking a little helpless. "No wonder when I asked him about your recent situation, he said that Yuyi Anruo was dead, instead of following my words and comparing him to him - what a cunning language trap."

"Haha... After all, he played a big role in Yu Yi An Ruo's death. You know, after he knew that I wanted to come here, he wanted to regret it for a while."

"Oh, thank you for your determination." Ling also laughed, but immediately got to the point after laughing, "Although I really want to get some information from you that I have been coveting for a long time, but compared to that, I really want to know you thoroughly and deeply... I want you."

An Ruo was obviously stunned, and stammered, "Well, in that case, I still find it a little hard to accept..."

Ling was also stunned, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, "...I don't have that kind of strange habit - well, it seems that An Ruo is not used to disguising all her intentions with words."

After Ling said this, An Ruo immediately understood and felt a little embarrassed. "Well, I always believe that if you want to gain the trust of others, you must at least be honest with them... So unless I am sure that the other party can only be my enemy, I will say something vague or use lies to cover it up."

"Well, this is different from me. No matter if I'm an enemy or not, I don't have the habit of lying... But I do use ambiguous words a lot." Ling touched his chin and laughed again, "No wonder Haiming always told me about the positive and negative sides of an object when he mentioned you - it seems that compared to you, I am the complete opposite."

An Ruo coughed twice and smiled, "Generally speaking, people don't think of themselves as the opposite, right? If you say this about yourself, your family and friends will be worried about you, right?"

"It doesn't matter. After all, I never considered myself a good person. It's better to say that I have an overly clear understanding of my own badness, and their criticisms are not enough to shake me."

An Ruo was stunned again - this was really a novel statement.

"Well, it looks like the tribesmen are going to change shifts..." Ling tilted his head towards the window, and after a moment's hesitation, he stood up. "Let's go, let's talk somewhere else. After all, it takes time to build trust between the two sides."

An Ruo let Ling come over and push her wheelchair, "Sorry, did I delay their work?"

"No, it's their job to check for strange people who suddenly appear, and they have done a good job."

"That's true. I was just in a daze for a while when they invited me here - wait, Ling, uh!"

"Sorry! Did you bump into me?!"

"Ugh, that hurts... Well, I understand Ling's kindness, but if we're indoors, let me do it myself - after all, it's not that convenient for both of us."

Ling picked up his cane knife again and tapped the handle, "I'm so sorry... I'll open the door for you."

The noise in the house was naturally heard clearly by the two tribesmen who were preparing to change shifts outside. However, seeing the extremely natural interaction between Ling and the man, they finally tacitly ignored the two of them and completed the handover.

An Ruo swore that she saw one of them burn what he was holding when he saw the two of them laughing and talking. It was obviously a page of the newly recorded [Suspicious Person Investigation Report].

[Ling's reputation and dominance within the clan are even more terrifying than I expected...]

An Ruo frowned slightly, and only then did she have the chance to observe the Uchiha people around her, but her brows frowned even more tightly after a moment.

[The Uchiha clan uniforms are designed to conveniently conceal the face and hand movements. Excluding the ninjas in the clan who need to fight frequently, the length of the sleeves of ordinary clan members' uniforms is only slightly shortened for easier workmanship.

Furthermore, the distinction between ninjas and non-ninjas is not obvious, and many ordinary clan members who make a living are also quite agile... Is this a clan where all the members are soldiers? 】

Thinking of this, An Ruo couldn't help but look back at Ling who was helping her push the wheelchair again. After hearing the other party's confused nasal tone, she turned back, leaned against the back of the chair, lowered her head slightly, and buried her face in the scarf.

[His level of acuity is no less than that of a person with normal vision. His weapons are always in the most convenient place. There is also a slight bulge on the sleeve... Is it a spare weapon?

It's hard to imagine what kind of strong belief can make him choose to fight under such circumstances - or is it forced? 】

An Ruo couldn't help but look back again, the conflict in her heart became stronger and stronger——[But this doesn't look like she's being oppressed...]

"An Ruo, if you have something to say, you can tell me directly. This kind of secret observation is really not friendly to me as a perception ninja."

"Sorry, I'm just too curious about the Uchiha clan." An Ruo turned back, her voice full of emotion, "I feel that there is no gap between the Uchiha clan's ninjas and the civilians like in other clans. This is a rare sight in the clan I used to be in... no, I can even say that it is a rare sight in most ninja clans."

"After all, if we want to deter the whirlpool while fighting the Thousand Hands, it's impossible to do it without uniting all our forces."

Ling lowered his voice, but did not mean to avoid or cover up the flaws of the clan, "In this situation, if there is a gap between the two sides, it will only accelerate the demise of everyone, not to mention that the first lesson we learned in clan studies is to trust your companions.

And because they have been in this kind of high-intensity fighting for many years, some tribesmen who don't like fighting by nature but have a talent for fighting have to go to the battlefield...

As for our generation, well, you have seen the representative figures, Masaaki and Haiming are not the ones who like fighting, but because of their outstanding talents, they have to fight... well, in fact, they once refused, what a pity. "

"Is that so..." An Ruo couldn't help but lower her eyebrows, "So even if you clearly know that Yuyi wants to step on Uchiha to return to his former status, you will not obstruct it - you are even more willing to let them withstand the pressure from the Senju, leaving more time for yourself to recuperate and make some arrangements for yourself... right?"

Ling laughed, "Yeah yeah... who can be sure of this kind of thing? Why is that?"